Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 22 at 10:43PM EDT until June 22 at 11:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 22, 2026 - 7:43pm
Expires:
June 22, 2026 - 8:15pm
Description:
At 1043 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Seaford to Fort Monroe to Old Dominion
University, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and powerlines.
Locations impacted include...
Newport News, Hampton, Hampton University, Langley AFB, Old Dominion
University, Downtown Norfolk, Ocean View, Downtown Portsmouth,
Norfolk State University, Seaford, Virginia Wesleyan University,
Norfolk, Portsmouth, Northampton, Buckroe Beach, Norfolk
International, Norfolk NAS, Ghent, Norview, and Grand View.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
York, VA; City of Hampton, VA; City of Newport News, VA; City of Norfolk, VA; City of Poquoson, VA; City of Portsmouth, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov